Daily Scripture Blog

If you are wise and understand God’s ways, prove it by living an honorable life, doing good works with the humility that comes from wisdom.

James 3:13 (New Living Translation)

Who is wise and understanding among you? Let him show it by his good life, by deeds done in the humility that comes from wisdom.

James 3:13 (New International Version)

Do you want to be counted wise, to build a reputation for wisdom? Here’s what you do: Live well, live wisely, live humbly. It’s the way you live, not the way you talk, that counts.

James 3:13 (The Message)

But true wisdom and power are found in God;
counsel and understanding are his.

Job 12:13 (New Living Translation)

With Him are wisdom and strength,
He has counsel and understanding.

Job 12:13 (New King James Version)

True wisdom and real power belong to God;
from him we learn how to live,
and also what to live for.

Job 12:13 (The Message)

Wise men and women are always learning,
always listening for fresh insights.

Proverbs 18:15 (The Message)

The heart of the discerning acquires knowledge;
the ears of the wise seek it out.

Proverbs 18:15 (New International Version)

Intelligent people are always ready to learn.
Their ears are open for knowledge.

Proverbs 18:15 (New Living Translation)

If you need wisdom, ask our generous God, and he will give it to you. He will not rebuke you for asking.

James 1:5 (New Living Translation)

If any of you lacks wisdom, he should ask God, who gives generously to all without finding fault, and it will be given to him.

James 1:5 (New International Version)

If you don’t know what you’re doing, pray to the Father. He loves to help. You’ll get his help, and won’t be condescended to when you ask for it.

James 1:5 (The Message)

What do you do when you don’t know what to do? Seek God’s guidance. If you do so, he promises to grant you wisdom.

Anyone who listens to my teaching and follows it is wise, like a person who builds a house on solid rock.

Matthew 7:24 (New Living Translation)

Therefore everyone who hears these words of mine and puts them into practice is like a wise man who built his house on the rock.

Matthew 7:24 (New International Version)

These words I speak to you are not incidental additions to your life, homeowner improvements to your standard of living. They are foundational words, words to build a life on. If you work these words into your life, you are like a smart carpenter who built his house on solid rock.

Matthew 7:24 (The Message)